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2012/13 Season ...................... A FEW GOOD MEN By Aaron Sorkin September 15 - October 7, 2012
NEXT TO NORMAL Book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey Music by Tom Kitt October 20 - November 11, 2012
A CHRISTMAS CAROL Adapted by Tom Wood Based on the story by Charles Dickens November 30 - December 23, 2012 Presented by
PRIVATE LIVES By Noël Coward February 2 - 24, 2013
BLIND DATE Created and performed by Rebecca Northan February 13 - 24, 2013
RIDE THE CYCLONE Written by Jacob Richmond Music by Brooke Maxwell & Jacob Richmond February 22 - March 10, 2013
THE KITE RUNNER Adapted by Matthew Spangler Based on the novel by Khaled Hosseini March 9 - 31, 2013
THE PENELOPIAD By Margaret Atwood March 30 - April 21, 2013 Presented by
MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT Book & lyrics by Eric Idle Music by John Du Prez & Eric Idle April 20 - May 19, 2013 Presented by
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PREMIER | SUPPORTERS We are proud to recognize our Premier Supporters, our partners in the creation of theatre at The Citadel Theatre/Robbins Academy. The Hole Family • The John and Barbara Poole Family Fund the Eldon & Anne Foote Fund • The Robbins Foundation Canada The Joseph H. Shoctor fund
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Dr. Joseph H. Shoctor, 1922 – 2001
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Joe’s vision brought professional theatre to Edmonton Joe’s dream built The Citadel Theatre Joe’s spirit continues to inspire the theatre we create today Joe’s legacy lives on through a generous gift to The Citadel from his estate
HENRY HOLE, 1884 - 1954 On the Citadel’s 30th Anniversary, a gift was made by the Company of Harry Hole, James F. Hole, Ralph K. Hole and Robert W. Hole on behalf of the Hole family — in honour of their late father, Henry Hole. The Citadel Theatre is proud to honour Henry Hole’s integrity, compassion and leadership in the dedication of this complex to his memory.
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ELECTRONIC DEVICES No doubt we have all been distracted by a cell phone, pager or watch alarm ringing or lighting up when attending the theatre. For every performance which is unmarred by one of these distractions, we will donate $5 to the Actors’ Fund of Canada. ALLERGY ALERT For the safety of those with allergies, please refrain from the use of perfumes or scented products before coming to the theatre. H E A R I N G A D VA N C E M E N T H E A D S E T S We offer headsets to patrons with hearing difficulties. Ask the usher at the door of the theatre. These are provided free of charge. You will be asked to leave your driver’s license as a deposit until the headset is returned at the end of the performance.
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A new musical lovingly ripped off from the motion picture “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” From the original screenplay by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin
STARRING (in alphabetical order) KEVIN AICHELE.. ................................ Sir Galahad, Dennis, Black Knight, Father JULIEN ARNOLD. . .............................. Sir Robin, Guard SUSAN GILMOUR. . ............................ Lady of the Lake ALEX McCOOEYE.............................. Sir Bedevere, Dennis’ mother, Concorde RUSSELL ROBERTS......................... King Arthur CLIFF SAUNDERS............................. Patsy, Mayor, Brother Maynard FARREN TIMOTEO............................ Prince Herbert, Not Dead Fred, Historian JOHN ULLYATT.. ................................ Sir Lancelot, French Taunter, Ni Knight, Tim the Enchanter WITH
PAUL ALMEIDA.................................. Ensemble RYAN BROWN. . .................................. Ensemble KAYLA JAMES. . .................................. Ensemble DAVID LOPEZ..................................... Ensemble KATIE MURPHY................................. Ensemble CHELSEA PRESTON......................... Ensemble JONATHAN PURVIS.......................... Ensemble DAYNA TIETZEN................................ Ensemble Director................................................ BOB BAKER Musical Director.. ................................ DON HORSBURGH Choreographer. . .................................. LAURA KREWSKI Set & Costume Design...................... CORY SINCENNES Lighting Design................................... STANCIL CAMPBELL Sound Design.. .................................... MICHAEL LAIRD Assistant Choreographer/ Dance Captain.................................... JONATHAN PURVIS Stage Manager................................... MICHELLE CHAN Assistant Stage Manager.................. SANG SANG LEE Assistant Stage Manager.................. WAYNE PAQUETTE Apprentice Stage Manager............... AL GADOWSKY Monks, Finlanders, dead bodies, Laker Girls, knights, showgirls, Frenchies, can-can girls and guys and minstrels are played by members of the ensemble. The Place: Medieval England and Edmonton The Time: 932 A.D. and 2013 Monty Pyton’s Spamalot has one 20-minute intermission. Original Broadway Production produced by Boyett Ostar Productions, The Shubert Organization, Arielle Tepper Madover, Stephanie McClelland/Lawrence Horowitz, Elan V McAllister/Allan S. Gordon, Independent Producers Network, Roy Furman, GRS Associates, Jam Theatricals, TGA Entertainment, Live Nation The videotaping or audio recording of this performance is strictly prohibited. Monty Python’s Spamalot is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW), 570 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2100, New York, NY 10018. (866) 378-9758 The Citadel engages, under the terms of the Canadian Theatre Agreement, professional artists who are members of the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. Production personnel for the Citadel Theatre are members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Employees (I.A.T.S.E.)
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MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT I FISCH SCHLAPPPING SONG.. .................................. Mayor, Villagers MONK’S CHANT.......................................................... Monks KING ARTHUR’S SONG.. ............................................ King Arthur & Patsy HE IS NOT DEAD YET................................................. Fred, Lance, Robin & Bodies DEAD PLAY OFF.......................................................... All COME WITH ME........................................................... The Lady of the Lake LAKER GIRLS............................................................... King Arthur, Patsy & the Laker Girls THE SONG THAT GOES LIKE THIS.......................... Sir Galahad & The Lady of the Lake ALL FOR ONE!.............................................................. King Arthur, Patsy, Robin, Lancelot, Galahad & Bedevere KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE.. .......................... King Arthur, Patsy & his Knights, The Lady of the Lake & The Camelot Dancers THE SONG THAT GOES LIKE THIS (Reprise)......... The Lady of the Lake & Ensemble FIND YOUR GRAIL.. ..................................................... The Lady of the Lake, King Arthur, Patsy, Robin, Lancelot & Galahad, Bedevere, Knights & Grail Girls RUN AWAY.. .................................................................. The Taunter, French Guards, King Arthur, Patsy, Robin, Lancelot, Galahad, Bedevere, French Citizens
ACT II ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE..... Patsy, King Arthur & Male Ensemble BRAVE SIR ROBIN. . ..................................................... Sir Robin & his Minstrels YOU WON’T SUCCEED ON BROADWAY............... Sir Robin & Ensemble THE DIVA’S LAMENT.................................................. The Lady of the Lake WHERE ARE YOU?...................................................... Prince Herbert HERE ARE YOU!. . ......................................................... Prince Herbert HIS NAME IS LANCELOT........................................... Lancelot, Prince Herbert & Ensemble I’M ALL ALONE. . ........................................................... King Arthur, Patsy & Male Ensemble THE SONG THAT GOES LIKE THIS (Reprise)......... The Lady of the Lake & King Arthur THE GRAIL.................................................................... King Arthur, Patsy & his Knights WE ARE NOT YET WED.............................................. The Company ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE (Reprise).. .................................................................... The Company
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playwrights ERIC IDLE
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Eric Idle (Book, lyrics, and music) has multi-hyphenated his way through life assiduously avoiding a proper job, from a writer and actor in the legendary “Monty Python” TV series and movies, to the creator and director of “The Rutles,” the pre-fab four, whose legend will last a lunchtime. He has appeared on stage in drag singing rude songs at Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl as well as performing in two highly successful tours, Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python (2000) and The Greedy Bastard Tour (2003), for which he journeyed 15,000 miles across North America in a bus. His Greedy Bastard Diary of that tour is published by Harper Collins. His play Pass The Butler ran for five months in London’s West End; he has written two novels, Hello Sailor and The Road to Mars, a children’s book, The Quite Remarkable Adventures of the Owl and the Pussycat, and a bedside companion, The Rutland Dirty Weekend Book.
JOHN DU PREZ
(Music)
John Du Prez, a Trevelyan Scholar at Christ Church, Oxford, and Associate of the Royal College of Music, entered the film industry in 1978 composing additional music for Monty Python’s Life of Brian. This began a long association with Eric Idle, leading eventually to their current writing partnership. He has scored more than 20 feature films including The Meaning of Life, A Private Function, A Fish Called Wanda, Once Bitten, uhf and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles i, ii and iii. Other Python projects include The Contractual Obligation Album, Monty Python at The Hollywood Bowl and The Fairly Incomplete & Rather Badly Illustrated Monty Python Song Book. He was musical director for Eric Idle’s two North American stage tours, Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python (2000) and The Greedy Bastard Tour (2003). Spamalot was his Broadway debut. MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT 29
play Hold onto your coconuts and brace yourself for something completely different as we catapult you back 1,000 years. You may think you know the story of King Arthur and his heroic search for the Holy Grail. You may even think you know the Monty Python movie that was lovingly ripped off for your enjoyment. Well, think again! Join King Arthur and his entourage, the Knights of the Round Table, in a gallant quest for glory as they confront killer rabbits, the Knights Who Say Ni and the dreaded Black Knight. Cheer on these noble lads as they wrestle with the not-quite dead and save an androgynous damsel (?) in distress. Rock the castle with the pulsating sensuality of The Lady of the Lake and her Laker Girls. Witness French people tossing cattle. Okay, perhaps this does sound rather like the movie, but in the play everyone sings tunefully! Well, almost everyone. And it’s in tune most of the time. The original Broadway production of Monty Python’s Spamalot opened in 2005 and was nominated for 14 Tony Awards, winning three including Best Musical. It ran for 1,500 performances on Broadway and was seen by over two million people. Productions of Spamalot have played in over 22 countries. And now you can count yourself amongst the privileged few who got to see it, you lucky so-and-so.
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PYTHONS Graham Chapman The late Graham Chapman was a British comedian who is best known for being one of the zanier members of the notorious Monty Python troupe. Chapman was sometimes viewed as the quintessential Python, having played the lead in two of the Monty Python feature films. He was King Arthur in Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Brian in Life of Brian. One of his most famous characters from his days on Monty Python’s Flying Circus was “The Colonel,” who would often appear in the middle of a sketch and pronounce it too silly to continue. As a television writer, Chapman’s credits included work on the long-running television series Doctor in the House and At Last the 1948 Show. He first teamed with writing partner John Cleese on The Frost Report, where they met the men who would become the Pythons. Chapman appeared on many US non-scripted television shows, including Hollywood Squares, Still Crazy Like a Fox and The Big Show. Chapman studied medicine at the University of Cambridge and earned his M.D. at the Barts Hospital Medical College. After two years of practice, Chapman decided to pursue his true passion, comedy. Chapman lived a whirlwind life full of fun and adventure, from his friendships with Keith Moon and Ringo Starr to helping to pioneer the sport of bungee jumping. Chapman died in 1989 after losing his battle with spinal and throat cancer.
John Cleese John Cleese is a British comedian and actor who is best remembered for his iconic character, Basil Fawlty, in the sitcom Fawlty Towers, and his role as one of the members of the legendary Monty Python troupe. In a 2005 poll, The Comedian’s Comedian, Cleese was voted the second best comedian of all time. Cleese has transcended his British roots, achieving international fame as a film actor for his role in the modern classic A Fish Called Wanda. Almost two decades since this breakout role, he is still acting in blockbusters such as The World is Not Enough and Die Another Day, Shrek 2, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. As a television actor, Cleese made an indelible mark on the small screen. He began as a staff writer for The Frost Report, a watershed production in British comedic history, where he met the men who would become his fellow Pythons. As a member of the Monty Python troupe, Cleese wrote and acted in the first three seasons of Monty Python’s Flying Circus. During the fourth season of Flying Circus, Cleese received a minor writing credit while focusing on the development of his character Basil Fawlty in Fawlty Towers, a series that won critical acclaim and is considered a classic example of British comedy. Cleese has garnered two Primetime Emmys for his guest appearances on Third Rock from the Sun and Will & Grace, as well as a nomination for his appearance on Cheers. Cleese was educated at Clifton College in Bristol, England, where he was expelled for a humorous defacing of school grounds. His talent for comedy would win him a membership in the Cambridge Footlights Review while he was attending Downing College at the University of Cambridge in pursuit of a degree in law. It was in the Footlights Review that he befriended Graham Chapman, who became his writing partner. MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT 31
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Eric Idle Eric Idle is a comedian, actor, director and songwriter, but Idle is best known as one of the zany and legendary members of the Monty Python troupe. Idle most recently wrote the book and lyrics for the Tony Award-winning Spamalot, based on the Monty Python classic, Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Idle prefers to write alone, unlike the other members of Monty Python, who tend to work in comedic teams. His solo talents have provided some of the classic Python skits, such as “Nudge Nudge Wink Wink.” Idle also composed the majority of the songs featured in the Monty Python television series and films, including “Eric the Half-a-Bee,” “The Philosophers’ Song” and the cult favorite, “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” from Life of Brian. Idle’s writing talents extend beyond the screen and stage, and he has written several fiction and non-fiction books. His novels are Hello Sailor, The Road to Mars, and The Rutland Dirty Weekend Book, spin-off of “Rutland Weekend Television.” In addition to his roles in the Monty Python productions, Idle has lent his voice and talents to many diverse projects, including Ella Enchanted, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 2, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, National Lampoon’s European Vacation and Wind and the Willows. Idle was enrolled in Royal Wolverhampton boarding school at the age of seven. Growing up in this environment, Idle developed the wit and intelligence that would win him a place at Cambridge, where he met his fellow Pythons.
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PYTHONS Terry Jones Terry Jones is a British comedian, writer and director whose goofy sketches and wild imagination made him an invaluable member of the Monty Python troupe. As an actor on Monty Python’s Flying Circus, Jones was the Python most often chosen to portray roles as middleaged women — but as a writer and director his true charms shone through. Jones’ directorial skills can be seen in all three of the Python feature length films, co-directing Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and directing Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life. Jones went on to direct several motion pictures apart from the Pythons, including Erik the Viking and The Wind in the Willows. Jones’ true passion is in writing, and his preferred writing partner as a Python was Michael Palin. Together, they worked on The Frost Report, Monty Python’s Flying Circus, Do Not Adjust Your Set and Ripping Yarns. As a solo writer, Jones’ work includes the screenplay for the 1986 movie Labyrinth, starring David Bowie. In addition to television and film scripts, Jones has written several books on medieval history and numerous children’s stories. He also has published anti-war editorials in the Guardian, the Daily Telegraph and the Observer.
Michael Palin Michael Palin is a British comedian and television presenter who is most recognized for being one of the members of the Monty Python troupe. In a 2005 poll, The Comedian’s Comedian, Palin was voted one of the world’s Top 50 comedians of all time. As a member of Monty Python, Palin wrote and acted in many of the legendary skits and is credited for creating some of its most memorable sketches. One of his original sketches, Spanish Inquisition, has become a part of popular culture in the form of a widely used catchphrase, “Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition.” In addition to acting in Monty Python’s Flying Circus and the many Python feature length films, Palin was the stuttering “Ken Pile” in the 1988 hit, A Fish Called Wanda. Palin has also had brief stints in the world of serious acting, including a role in the UK Channel 4 serial drama, G.B.H. As a television host, Palin has created a legacy of travel programming that has given rise to the term “the Palin effect,” describing the rise in tourism in areas of the world recently visited by him. For instance, there was a significant increase in the number of British tourists interested in vacationing in the Sahara region in 2003 after his special Sahara aired in 2002. His work in travel programming began with taping an episode of the 1980 BBC Television series, Great Railway Journeys of the World. Palin participated in theatre while studying History at the University of Oxford; it was there that he met Terry Jones, who would become his writing partner and fellow Monty Python member.
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Last year, due to financial pressures, Baker had to shut down the Rice, the
theatre’s platform for alternative work. “I think I was pretty candid that we were trying to make the best of a difficult time,” he observed. The idea he came up with was to turn the jewel of a black box into a “club,” an adaptable space where various kinds of entertainment could be presented. It turned out to be inspired. He must have taken heart when Rebecca Northan walked into the room looking for a home for her one-person clown show Blind Date and “...went over the moon.” “You have to be kidding,” she beamed. “This is so good for my show.” Blind Date has now twice played to sold out houses. Few who saw it will forget Susan Gilmour’s one-woman performance – an evening of musical magic that launched the venue. Just recently, Réjean Cournoyer turned “The Club” into a Paris bistro for an evening of Jacques Brel. Bridget Ryan sold out two nights (and will return). Enthuses Baker, “Performers are beginning to design shows specifically for the space.” Those unlikely masters of the ukelele, the Be Arthurs, are developing an evening. All this as well as lectures, master classes and late night cabarets. Keep your eye on the old Rice stage – there’s lots of life in the old girl yet.
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His second son, Edmund, is a dreamer and poet suffering from tuberculosis. “The Citadel has a responsibility to present these classics,” observes Baker. “I always think there are generations out there who have never experienced the power of these plays. And if they are not presented they cease to exist.” Long Day’s Journey... begins the season on September 21, 2013. 2 Pianos 4 Hands finally comes to the Citadel Stage with its two creators at the grands. Next Oct. 26, Ted Dykstra – and co-creator Richard Greenblatt bring their international smash to the city. This will be the final performance of the remarkable theatrical success story that began in 1996 and has been seen by about 2 million people. Dykstra comes from Edmonton and Baker talked him into mounting it one more time in his home town. Clybourne Park, Bruce Norris’ hilarious but probing look at racism in middle America has an interesting structure. It takes place in a single home but there is a space of 50 years between Acts 1 and 2. When we first meet the occupants they are white and under pressure not to sell the house to prospective buyers – who are black. In Act 2, the black owners battle some upper-class whites who want to “gentrify” the neighbourhood by tearing the old place down and building a modern structure. The play began Off-Broadway, went to London and returned to New York in triumph for a long run, – picking up a Tony, an Olivier and a Pulitzer
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Long time Citadel patrons may remember Tom Wood as Mercutio in John Neville’s production of Romeo and Juliet – the first play ever on the stage of the “new” Citadel back in 1975. Well, Tom is to bring the play back – this time as director at the head of the young players who will be participating in the Citadel/Banff Professional Theatre program next year. Tom’s earlier forays into the Bard’s Elysian fields (A Midsummer Night’s Dream/Hamlet and others) have shown that the actor/ writer/director has a unique feel for Shakespeare and will deliver his usual intelligent, respectful and (no doubt) emotion-filled production. It will be Tom again, featured in Make Mine Love – but this time it will be Wood, the writer. The playwright has been labouring now for about five years to pen the play in an effort to recreate the fizz of the 30’s relationship movie genre, the Screwball Comedy. Films like It Happened One Night and My Man Godfrey grew out of the great depression. The best known stars of the genre were Claudette Colbert, Gary Cooper, Clark Gable, Carole Lombard and Jean Harlow. Baker promises mistaken identities, a ride on the 20th Century Limited, a car chase and, in a notable casting coup – John Ullyatt, as a charming but dissolute matinee Idol and Rebecca Northan (the incomparable Mimi of Blind Date) as an overbearing but loveless Hollywood Diva. This champagne production pops its cork on May 10. In September, the internationally renowned puppeteer Ronnie Burkett returns to the Citadel with an add-on to the regular season. After taking on such global issues as the holocaust and the end of the world, Ronnie will be returning to the kind of improv vaudeville that made his name in the beginning. Most of the show will be Ronnie jamming on the news of the day – so each show will be different. Oh, and did I mention, he will be bringing some 30 of his marionettes along to help out. The show will run for a month and Burkett has stipulated that no ticket will cost more than $25.00. Another add-on to the season is Do You Want What I Have Got? This riotous review is from CBC wit Bill Richardson with music by Vancouver’s Vida Hille. It began small – but has expanded exponentially across the country attracting ever growing audiences. It’s based on some of the strange and weird objects that appear for sale on the internet’s craigslist and what that says about the people who place the ads. Quirky, filled with hummable music and quite delightful this craigslist cantata opens February 5th.
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BIOS KEVIN AICHELE
Sir Galahad, Dennis, Black Knight, Father Kevin last appeared at the Citadel in Sweeney Todd. Most recently he appeared as Rasputin in Forte Musical Theatre Guild’s production of Maria Rasputin Presents. Other selected theatre credits include Sweeney Todd for Vertigo Mystery Theatre (Betty Mitchell and Calgary Critics Award for Outstanding Performance in a Musical); Annie, Beauty and the Beast and Miss Saigon for Rainbow Stage Theatre; Crazy for You for Drayton Entertainment; Company and Nine for Drycold Productions; Rich for MTYP; Oliver for The Stirling Festival; Jesus Christ Superstar, Grease and Joseph for Stage West; Annie Get Your Gun at Massey Hall; Fire and Urinetown for Persephone Theatre; My Fair Lady for Manitoba Theatre Centre; Snow White for Disney Entertainment and A Dixie Gospel for Brookstone Theatre (Dora Award nomination). His film and television credits include Something Beneath, Faces in The Crowd and True Crime “Concrete Evidence”.
PAUL ALMEIDA
Ensemble
Monty Python’s Spamalot is Paul’s first appearance at the Citadel. Other credits include The Girl in The Frame for Intimate Theatre Productions; Titanic and Singing in the Rain for Theatre Under the Stars and Hello, Dolly!, Arabian Nights, Cinderella and The Hobbit for Exit 22 Productions. His film and television credits include Package Deal and The Last Outlaw. Paul is a graduate of Capilano University Musical Theatre Program in Vancouver and wants to thank all the teachers, classmates, Melissa Panton and his family for everything they’ve done! Twitter: paulalmeida22
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BIOS JULIEN ARNOLD
Sir Robin, Guard
Earlier this year, Julien appeared as Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol. Other Citadel Theatre credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Sterling Award), The Rocky Horror Show, Beauty and the Beast, The Drowsy Chaperone (co-production with the National Arts Centre), The Wizard of Oz, The Sound of Music, Einstein’s Gift, Servant of Two Masters, Hamlet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Picasso at the Lapin Agile. Other Edmonton theatre credits include The Scent of Compulsion, Mother of the Year, Happy Toes and The Ambassador’s Wives for Teatro La Quindicina; Spelling Bee for Mayfield Dinner Theatre; Forsooth My Lovely for Acme Theatre; Ilsa, Queen of the Nazi Love Camp for Workshop West Theatre; Alias Godot for Theatre Network and As You Like It and Richard III for the Freewill Shakespeare Festival. Julien is an artistic associate of Teatro La Quindicina and also the Artistic Director of a brand new company, Atlas Theatre, which operates out of the Lower Hall of the Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Old Strathcona.
RYAN BROWN
Ensemble
Ryan is thrilled to be involved in Spamalot, his first production at the Citadel! Other theatre credits include La Cage Aux Folles and The Jungle Book for Neptune Theatre; She Loves Me, Cabaret and A Chorus Line for Rose Theatre; Assassins, The Most Happy Fella, The Drowsy Chaperone and Anything Goes for Theatre Sheridan and The Music Man for Theatre Aquarius. His film and television credits include Over-Ruled! and King of the Camp. Ryan graduated from Sheridan College. He would like to send love and thanks to his family and friends, this great cast and production team, and his lovely girlfriend Al.
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BIOS SUSAN GILMOUR
Lady of the Lake
Last season at the Citadel, Susan appeared as Elsa in The Sound of Music and performed her one woman show I Dreamed a Dream for the Beyond The Stage Cabaret series. Susan’s other Citadel credits include Little Women, the Musical, The Three Musketeers, The Drowsy Chaperone, Man of La Mancha, Oliver! and The Beggar’s Opera. Other theatre credits include Les Misérables for Imperial Theatre (New York), Royal Alexandra/Princess of Wales Theatres (Toronto), Pantanges Theatre (L.A) and Asian/African tour; Broadway and Beyond for Town Hall (New York); Into the Woods, My Fair Lady and The Threepenny Opera for Stratford Festival; Rob Roy at the Edinburgh Festival; Cats for Rainbow Stage and Theatre Aquarius; Sylvia for Theatre Aquarius; Pelagie and Larry’s Party for Canadian Stage/National Arts Centre; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat for Calgary Stage West/Drayton; Guys and Dolls and Kiss of the Spiderwoman for St. Lawrence Centre; Evita for Theatre Calgary/Drayton/Neptune Theatre; Anything Goes for Drayton; Man of La Mancha for Neptune Theatre/Royal Alexandra Theatre and Anne of Green Gables for Charlottetown Festival.
KAYLA JAMES
Ensemble
Kayla last appeared at the Citadel as a Silly Girl in Beauty and the Beast. She is so excited to get to dance on this wonderful stage again. From small town Ontario, Kayla is a proud graduate of Sheridan College. Most recent credits include Lorraine, Peggy U/S in 42nd Street for Stratford Festival; The Wedding Singer for Mayfield Theatre; All Shook Up for Stage West Calgary and Mrs. Snoring Man in White Christmas for MTC and Theatre Aquarius. Thank you to Bob, Don, and Laura for their fearless leadership on this piece. And, thank you, audience member, for supporting live theatre!
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BIOS DAVID LOPEZ
Ensemble
David is so happy to return to Edmonton where you last saw him in Seussical. A Toronto native, he has had the great fortune to travel extensively performing, and mentoring young performers. Selected favourite theatre credits include La Cage aux Folles for Neptune Theatre; Seussical for YPT/Citadel; High Society for Shaw Festival; Ain’t Misbehavin’ for CanStage; CATS for Sunshine Festival; The Rocky Horror Show for MTC/CanStage as well as productions of The Buddy Holly Story too numerous to list. Film credits include Once Upon A Mattress for Disney/ABC and Stormy Weather and At The Hotel for CBC. David received a Dora Award nomination for his performance in Ain’t Misbehavin’ and a Merritt Award nomination for his work in La Cage. He’s had the great pleasure to dance backup for artists as varied as Amanda Marshall, Patti LaBelle & Katy Perry. Enjoy the show!
ALEX McCOOEYE
Sir Bedevere, Dennis’ Mother, Concorde Last season at the Citadel, Alex appeared in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Theatre credits include The Wizard of Oz for Globe Theatre; The Taming of The Shrew for Repercussion Theatre; Nativity and A Christmas Carol for The National Arts Centre; Saint Carmen for NAC/CanStage; Mother Courage for NAC/MTC; Harvey for Segal Theatre; The 39 Steps for Theatre Aquarius/Magnus Theatre; The Bacchae, The Pit and The Pendulum and Rock, Paper, Jackknife for Centaur Theatre; Beethoven Lives Upstairs and The Little Prince for Geordie Productions and Rabbit Rabbit and Me Happy for Summerworks. Alex’s play Saving Fats is playing in Toronto’s Playwright Project from May 1st-7th. This summer he will be playing Richard III for Shakespeare in the Ruff. Alex is a graduate of The Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program, The National Theatre School of Canada and John Abbot College.
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BIOS KATIE MURPHY
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Katie is a west coast gal, even though she spends so much time away from it, but she is thrilled to join the Citadel’s fabulous company for all this wacky fun. Favourite credits include My Fair Lady and The Admirable Crichton for The Shaw Festival; White Christmas for The Art’s Club; We Will Rock You for Mirvish; Some Enchanted Evening for Theatre K; CATS for Theatre Calgary; Joseph for both Chemainus Theatre Festival and Western Canada Theatre; Dirty Rotten Scoundrels for Vancouver Playhouse; Peggy in 42nd Street and Tiger Lily in Peter Pan for RCMT; Ariel in Footloose for TUTS; Diana in Anne of Green Gables and Charlotte in Charlotte’s Web for Kaleidoscope. She’s also trained and performed with contemporary dance companies The Parahumans and White Space. Katie wrote and performed a one-woman show in the VFF, is a published poet, a choreographer, a yoga teacher and a proud alumni of UBC. For Mom and Dad and Bri, for teaching her to laugh; and for Danny, who keeps her giggling always.
CHELSEA PRESTON
Ensemble
Monty Python’s Spamalot is Chelsea’s first appearance at the Citadel. Other theatre credits include One Touch of Venus for All Star Productions (Off-West End, London); Chicago and The Wedding Singer for Mayfield Theatre; choreographed and performed The Hoof and Mouth Advantage for Teatro La Quindicina; Bells are Ringing for Plain Jane Theatre and Hekabe, Droll Stories, A Connecticut Yankee, Little Me, Grand Hotel, The Addlepated Nixie and Road for Grant MacEwan University. Chelsea is originally from Vancouver Island. She graduated with distinction from the Grant MacEwan University Theatre Arts Program. Chelsea would like to thank her family for their continuous love and support.
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BIOS JONATHAN PURVIS Ensemble/ Assistant Choreographer/Dance Captain Earlier this season, Jonathan was the fight director on The Penelopiad. Last season, Jonathan fight directed and appeared as Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Other Citadel credits include The Three Musketeers and Little Women: the Musical, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and The Forbidden Phoenix. Other select credits include Little Shop of Horrors; Beauty and the Beast; Love’s Labour’s Lost; Dying City; Dirty Rotten Scoundrels; The Forbidden Phoenix; Gnomes and The Princess and the Peabrain at the Calgary Fringe and Almost Maine. Jonathan is the co-founder of a youtube action channel called Action Playground (www.actionplayground.ca). He has studied stage combat, dance and gymnastics extensively alongside acting. He is honoured to be once again working at the Citadel. Jonathan is a graduate of The Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program. Jonathan would like to thank his parents and lovely partner for their endless love and support.
RUSSELL ROBERTS
King Arthur
For those who remember the early 1980s, Russell appeared at the Citadel in A Flea in Her Ear, Catholics, Inadmissible Evidence and Whose Life is it Anyway. In Vancouver, Russell’s theatre credits include The Importance of Being Earnest (National tour), Elizabeth Rex and To Kill a Mockingbird for Arts Club; Fallen Angels and Fiddler on the Roof for the Vancouver Playhouse; Blackbird (Jessie Award) for Rumble Theatre; Pericles, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, Measure For Measure, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Hamlet, The Tempest, Titus Andronicus (title role) and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead for Bard on the Beach and many more across the country. His film, television and voice work also keep him busy (IMDB). He is married to actor Colleen Winton who has also appeared at the Citadel in the last few years and their 2 wonderful sons Sayer & Gower, are now strapping young men.
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BIOS CLIFF SAUNDERS
Patsy, Mayor, Brother Maynard Cliff last appeared at the Citadel in Biloxi Blues. Other credits include The Royal Comedians and A Flea in Her Ear for Soulpepper Theatre; The Real World? for Tarragon Theatre; Sherlock Holmes for Grand Theatre; Kiss Me Kate, Bartholomew Fair and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum for Stratford Festival; The 39 Steps (Irne Award for Best Supporting Actor) for Roundabout Theatre/Cort Theatre (NYC); Lord of the Rings for Mirvish Productions and Habeas Corpus for CanStage. Cliff’s film and television credits include Louis Cyr; Whiskey Business; The Boy Who Smells Like a Fish; Please Kill Me Mr. Know It All; Outlander; A Lobster Tale; Eloise; The Music Man; Chicago; Open Range; Spider; The Bookfair Murders and Catch a Falling Star. He has also appeared on the following television shows: The Ron James Show; Murdoch Mysteries; Lost Girl; Living in Your Car; This is Wonderland and Blue Murder. Daughters include Alberta and Bridget. Wives include Lizzie.
DAYNA TIETZEN
Ensemble
Last season, Dayna appeared in The Rocky Horror Show at the Citadel. Since then she has had an amazing year as a puppeteer in the Mirvish production of War Horse. Other theatre credits include Anita in West Side Story, The Producers, White Christmas and Beauty and the Beast for Neptune Theatre; Columbia in The Rocky Horror Show, Christmas Future in Alan Menken’s A Christmas Carol and Oliver! for Theatre Aquarius; US national tour of Camelot; West Side Story for Portland Center Stage; Houdini for Segal Centre; Victor/Victoria for Stage West and My Fair Lady for Capitol Theatre. Her film and television credits include Save the Last Dance 2 and Hellcats. Growing up in Edmonton, Dayna enjoyed many of her first tastes of the stage through the Foote Theatre School and The Citadel Theatre. She is so pleased to make her return. Love to Mom, Dad and Mara!
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BIOS FARREN TIMOTEO
Prince Herbert, Not Dead Fred, Historian Farren is an actor, director and writer. At the Citadel, he directed the Young Company’s production of Pippin and acted in A Giraffe in Paris. Other acting credits include The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee for Western Canada Theatre (Kamloops); Waiting for Godot for Wishbone Theatre; The Scent of Compulsion, Mother of the Year and A Rocky Night for His Nibs for Teatro La Quindicina; Early Bloomer for Concrete Theatre; Assassins for Studio Theatre and Little Shop of Horrors for Mayfield Theatre. Farren’s directing credits include Sleeping Beauty, Pinocchio, Hansel and Gretel and Little Red Riding Hood (each of which he also co-wrote) for Alberta Opera; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (co-directed with Van Wilmott) for Mayfield Theatre; The Infinite Shiver and Everybody Goes to Mitzi’s (for which he also wrote the lyrics) for Teatro La Quindicina and The Be Arthurs: Reunion Tour for the Edmonton Fringe. Farren is the Artistic Director of Alberta Opera and an Artistic Associate for Teatro La Quindicina. Farren resides here in Edmonton with celebrated actress, Patricia Zentilli, and their incredible two year-old son, Leonardo.
JOHN ULLYATT Sir Lancelot, French Taunter, Ni Knight, Tim the Enchanter Earlier this season, John appeared as Elyot Chase in Private Lives. Last season at the Citadel, John appeared as Biff in Death of a Salesman, and The Rocky Horror Show as Dr. Frank-N-Furter. He has appeared in memorable Citadel productions such as Billy Bishop Goes to War, Beauty and the Beast, Sweeney Todd, A Christmas Carol, The Drowsy Chaperone (co-production with the National Arts Centre), The Wizard of Oz, Doubt, a parable, Cabaret, The Pillowman, I Am My Own Wife, Stones in His Pockets and The Mystery of Irma Vep. Recently, John was Dr. Madden in Next to Normal (co-production with Theatre Calgary), Billy Flynn in Chicago at the Mayfield and directed Firefly Theatre’s Operation EVAsion. John is a founding member of Firefly Theatre – Edmonton’s unique circus theatre, with whom he created and performed in Duck Duck Bang and Primordial Blues. He is also a notable street artist whose works include The Human Fountain and the 21st Century Gargoyles.
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BIOS BOB BAKER
Director
Since returning to his hometown of Edmonton fourteen years ago, Bob Baker has rejuvenated and expanded the Citadel Theatre as Artistic Director. Programming season after season of world-class theatrical productions, Mr. Baker has ushered in an era of growth at the Citadel. Three years ago Mr. Baker was instrumental in incorporating four of the Citadel’s existing creative development programs under one umbrella: The Robbins Academy. The Robbins Academy consists of the Eldon and Anne Foote Theatre School, the Citadel Young Companies, The Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program and ongoing Play Development activities, creating Canada’s newest and most comprehensive program for creative development in professional theatre. Mr. Baker was recently honoured with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for exceptional service, excellence and community involvement, a University of Alberta Distinguished Alumni Award, is a member of Edmonton’s Cultural Hall of Fame and is a recipient of a PACE award from Alberta Association of Colleges and Technical Institutes. Monty Python’s Spamalot is the 49th play that Mr. Baker has directed at the Citadel. He was the Artistic Director during the successful turn-around of both the Phoenix Theatre in Edmonton (1982-87) and the Canadian Stage Company in Toronto (1990-98). Next season, Mr. Baker will direct Long Days Journey Into Night, A Christmas Carol and the World Premiere of Tom Wood’s new comedy, Make Mine Love.
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BIOS DON HORSBURGH
Music Director
As Robbins Academy faculty, Don enjoys connecting with both Citadel Theatre Young Companies and the Citadel Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program participants. Recently, Don has been the music director for Next to Normal, The Sound of Music, The Rocky Horror Show, Little Women, the Musical and Hunchback, and provided original music for The Penelopiad and August: Osage County. Previous seasons, he has been the music director for Beauty and the Beast (co-production with Theatre Calgary); Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Wizard of Oz, West Side Story (co-production with Theatre Calgary); Oliver!, Guys and Dolls (co-production with MTC); Cabaret, Into the Woods, Aspects of Love and Duddy. Additionally, he has provided original music for Pride and Prejudice, Blithe Spirit, The Constant Wife, and, most recently The Penelopiad. Recently Don has visited Winnipeg to music direct Hairspray, White Christmas and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. For the Stratford Festival he has provided original music for 19 productions and music directed Threepenny Opera. He is the recipient of five Dora Awards for his contributions to Rigoletto; A Little Night Music; Fire and Lilies and Sterling Haynes Awards for outstanding music direction for Cabaret and The Rocky Horror Show.
LAURA KREWSKI
Choreographer
Previously at the Citadel, Laura was choreographer for Next to Normal, As You Like It and The Forbidden Phoenix (co-production for YPT). Other credits include Hunchback, Nevermore and Frankenstein for Catalyst Theatre; The Forbidden Phoenix for MTYP; Chicago and Footloose for Mayfield Dinner Theatre; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee for Belfry Theatre/ Arts Club; Rich and The Last Tree of Rapa Nui for MTYP; HMS Pinafore and Pirates of Penzance for Edmonton Opera; With a Twist for Lunchbox Theatre; Forever Plaid for Globe Theatre and Two Gentlemen of Verona for Freewill Shakespeare Festival. Laura is the recipient of two Sterling Awards, one Betty Mitchell Award as well as the YWCA Woman of Distinction for Arts and Culture. Laura has also produced and choreographed Freefall and Jazz Playground for her company Freefall Dance.
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BIOS CORY SINCENNES Set & Costume Designer
Previously at the Citadel, Cory designed Next to Normal, The Rocky Horror Show and wigs for Little Women: The Broadway Musical. Other theatre credits include Where the Blood Mixes for Theatre Aquarius/WCT; Chicago and Boeing Boeing for Mayfield Dinner Theatre; Mump and Smoot for ATP; Julius Caesar and The Tempest for Freewill Shakespeare Festival; Bigshot for Surreal Soreal/Ghost River and Communion and Woman in Black for Theatre Network. Cory holds a degree in Architectural Studies from Carleton University and a MFA in Theatre Design from U of A. He is a member of Associated Designers of Canada.
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Stancil returns to the Citadel for his 33rd production. Previous Citadel designs include Henry IV Part I, Fool for Love, Biloxi Blues, Burn This, Speed the Plow and Picasso at the Lapin Agile. He has also designed for Vancouver Playhouse, Alberta Theatre Projects, Phoenix Theatre, Northern Light, Regina’s Globe Theatre, Toronto’s Canadian Stage and Royal Alexandra, Ottawa’s National Arts Centre, Scotland’s Royal Lyceum and Ghana’s Drama Studio. In the United States, he has designed at Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Idaho Repertory Theatre, Cleveland Playhouse and Boston’s Wilbur Theatre. Among his awards are Toronto’s Dora Award for B-Movie, the Play and Edmonton’s Sterling Award for The Wolf Within and Broadway Bound. Stancil has taught stage design at the University of North Carolina, the University of Alberta, the University of Ghana and at American University in Cairo, Egypt. In addition, he has volunteered extensively with Habitat for Humanity in Egypt and Guatemala. Stancil is a member of the Associated Designers of Canada.
MICHAEL LAIRD
Sound Designer
Based in Toronto, Michael’s work has been heard in theatre productions throughout North America. Previously at the Citadel, Michael was the sound designer for The Sound of Music, Seussical and Little Women: The Musical and associate sound designer for Sweeney Todd and Beauty and the Beast. Selected sound design credits include Evil Dead: The Musical (Off Broadway, Toronto & Montréal); Legally Blonde: The Musical for Neptune Theatre; Hair for The Grand Theatre; Calendar Girls for Mirvish Productions; Clybourne Park and Stuff Happens for Studio 180 & Mirvish Productions; Our Class, The Overwhelming, Blackbird and Offensive Shadows for Studio 180; A Beautiful View for da da kamera (Dora Award nomination); Cinderella, Seussical, A Year with Frog and Toad, The Princess and the Handmaiden, Forbidden Phoenix, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown and The Wizard of Oz for YPT and Speaking in Tongues, Through the Leaves, Festen and Marion Bridge for Company Theatre. Associate Sound Design credits include Kiss Me, Kate for Stratford Shakespeare Festival and Silicone Diaries for Buddies in Bad Times Theatre.
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BIOS MICHELLE CHAN
Stage Manager
Earlier this season, Michelle was stage manager for Private Lives, A Christmas Carol and A Few Good Men (Citadel/Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre co-production). Other Citadel stage manager credits are The Sound of Music, God of Carnage, The Rocky Horror Show, Little Women: the Musical, August: Osage County, A Christmas Carol, Billy Bishop Goes to War, Beauty and the Beast, Sweeney Todd, Blackbird, The Wizard of Oz, The Forbidden Phoenix, Vimy, Wingfield’s Inferno, The Pillowman, Bird Brain, Fully Committed, Vanya, Shakespeare’s Will, Wingfield on Ice, Stones In His Pockets, Homeward Bound and The Sword in the Stone. Assistant stage manager credits at the Citadel include Oliver!, Peter Pan, Blithe Spirit, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Sound of Music, Grease, Servant of Two Masters, Hamlet, Cabaret and Art. Other favourite stage manager credits include Mothership Down with Paper Tiger Productions; Afterplay for Blarney Productions; Evelyn Strange, Cocktails at Pam’s and Fever Land for Teatro la Quindicina and The 7th Circle and A Hero for All for Fringe Theatre Adventures. Big thanks to Wayne, Sang Sang and Al.
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BIOS WAYNE PAQUETTE Assistant Stage Manager
Previously at the Citadel, Wayne worked on Next to Normal, The Sound of Music, A Christmas Carol, Death of A Salesman and The Three Musketeers. For the Citadel, Wayne has directed Blackbird, co-directed The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead, and assistant directed The Wizard of Oz, Doubt, a parable and The Glass Menagerie. Wayne is also the artistic director of Blarney Productions, an artistic associate with Shadow Theatre, and is an associate member of the Robbins Academy for the Citadel Theatre. Some of his favourite credits include assistant directing Shining City and The Forbidden Phoenix for The Citadel; directing Three Viewings, Glorious!, The Dazzle and The Country for Shadow Theatre; Marty Chan’s Mothership Down and God’s Eye for Paper Tiger Productions; Afterplay, The Christian Brothers, Madagascar, The Good Thief, A Body of Water, Orange Flower Water, Skirmishes and The Year of Magical Thinking for Blarney Productions. Most recently, Wayne directed Murielle, a new play by Ellen Chorley (Blarney Productions and Promise Productions) and Linda Griffith’s Age of Arousal (Blarney Productions and The Maggie Tree) and will be directing Brian Friel’s Molly Sweeney (Blarney Productions). Thanks to M.C.; S.S.L.; A.G. and to Miss D.
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BIOS SANG SANG LEE Assistant Stage Manager
Earlier this season, Sang Sang was the assistant stage manager on Private Lives. Last season, Sang Sang was apprentice stage manager for The Sound of Music and The Rocky Horror Show. Other Citadel credits include A Christmas Carol, Billy Bishop Goes to War and As You Like It. Elsewhere, she has worked on Hunchback for Catalyst Theatre; The Super Groovy 70s, Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels for Mayfield Theatre; Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show for Odd Lot Theatre; Seussical for St. Albert Children’s Theatre; Monteverdi’s Orfeo for the U of A Centennial and Little Women and Crazy For You for Grant MacEwan. She is a graduate of Grant MacEwan’s Theatre Production program. Many thanks to Michelle, Wayne and Al.
AL GADOWSKy
Apprentice Stage Manager Monty Python’s Spamalot is Al’s first appearance at the Citadel. He is a graduate of the University of Alberta where he got his BFA in Stage Management. At the university, he stage managed whisper, Equus and The Cripple of Inishmaan; and assistant stage managed Fuddy Meers. Elsewhere Al has stage managed Blue Heaven for Capitol Theatre; Murielle for Blarney/Promise Productions; A Bronte Burlesque for Send in the Girls Burlesque and The Unseen for Chorus Productions. He was the production assistant for Michel and Ti-Jean for Theatre Network and Pervert for Northern Light Theatre. Thanks to Michelle, Wayne and Sang Sang.
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BEYOND THE STAGE Some of the acts announced for the 2013/14 Beyond the Stage Series:
Julien Arnold
Susan Gilmour
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LATE NIGHT CABARET: A VARIETY SHOW Thursday, May 16 • 9:00PM More announcements and details to come, so stay tuned! For more details including ticket information for these events and for other performances please check:
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Bridget Ryan
John Ullyatt
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STAFF
BOB BAKER
Artistic Director •
ARTISTIC ASSOCIATES Peni Christopher
Larissa Crocetti
James MacDonald
Director, Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program
Brian Dooley
Director, Play Development
Doug Mertz
Director, FTS & Young Companies
Don Horsburgh
Resident Music Director
Geoffrey Brumlik
Academy Associate
Wayne Paquette
Academy Associate
Diana Stevenson
Manager, Foote Theatre School
Asst. to the Artistic Director/ Company Manager
Laurie McInnes
AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT
Hannah Whittaker Director
Neil Le Grandeur Promoter
Thomas Scott Promoter
Patrick Lundeen Associate
FACILITY
Louis Barron Director
Maintenance Doug de Vries
ADMINISTRATION
Kristen Hiemstra Josh Wickard
Associate Executive Director
Manager
Roger Millen
Assistant Maintenance Manager
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FINANCE
Sherry Card, CMA Director
Daniel Jee
Accounts Payable/ Receivable
Cheryl Sinclair
Payroll Accountant
GUEST SERVICES
Kimberlee Stadelmann Director/ Box Office Manager
Neil Le Grandeur House Manager
Debbie Theuss
Rentals Manager
Shar Powell
School Booking Coordinator
Assistant Box Office Managers
Executive Director
PRODUCTION
Assistant Rentals Manager Cheryl L. Hoover Jane Voloboeva Director Front of House Assistant Bill Heron Guest Services Technical Director
Business & Legal Affairs Supervisors
Young Company Instructors Shannon Boyle Stephen Delano Heather Inglis Jackie Pooke Linda Rubin Kate Ryan FTS Instructors Christine Bandelow Shannon Boyle Ashley Butler Gregory Caswell Crystal Hanson Sally Hunt Binaifer Kapadia Meghan Koshman Annette Loiselle Patrick Lundeen Barbara Mah Michele Miller Anna Paquin Marcie Pringle Kate Ryan Matt Schuurman Liana Shannon Jennifer Spencer Eileen Sproule FTS Teaching Assistants Sophie Gareau-Brennan Josh Languedoc Andrew Ritchie Marianne Bouthillier
PENNY RITCO
Myrna Gosnell Amanda Gregoire Mark Harding Theresa Hovdestad Tara-Lee LaRose Alyssa McGowan Terry Schmolcke Mark Stubbings Marlee Yule Guest Services Representatives Mike Anhorn Joyce Dominguez Carol Dreger Jessica Glover Marg Gronnestad Christina Harbak Jacob Liska Mike Liu Rebecca Loudon Stuart McDougall Brittany Molner Abbie Murison Carly Neis Valerie Smart Shirley Tran
Director, Marketing & Development
Jann Smith
Administrator
Greg Caswell
Associate, Robbins Academy Marketing
Neil Luipasco
Senior Manager, Fund Development
Stephanie Ripley
Andrew Hill
Kyla Maki
Scott Bricker
Owen Hutchinson
Greg Cardinal
Ian Trace
Patsy Thomas
Peter Locock
Kayla Fulton
Chris Hayes
Judith Darough
Assistant Technical Director Administrative Assistant Head of Audio
Assistant Head of Audio Head of Scenic Carpentry Assistant Head of Carpentry
Greg Cardinal
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Julie Davie Draper
Scenic Carpenter
Kathleen Morley
Scenic Carpenter
Brenda Inglis
Scenic Carpenter
Genevieve Savard
Kelly Menard
Serge Menard Mike Patton
First Hand Stitcher Stitcher
Jaylene Wiebe Stitcher
Scenic Carpenter
Margie Berggren
Head of Electrics
Isobel Bloor
Assistant Head of Electrics
Morgan Mackintosh
Sheila Cleasby
Scott George Lafluer
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Fabricator
Denis Pellerin
Karen Beams
Richard Stevens
Lorraine Price
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Head of Scenic Paint Manager, Media Relations Richard Stevens Assistant Head of Angelica Menck Scenic Paint Manager, Nicole Diebert Corporate Relations Scenic Paint Sydney Stuart Chantel Fortin Manager, Scenic Paint Fund Development Outreach Coordinator
Props
Danine Regenwetter
Props Resident Stage Manager Brian Maxwell Rental Technician Patrick Fraser Marc Anderson Assistant Head Stage Carpenter Technical Director
Jason Magee
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Props
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Michelle Chan
MARKETING, Sales & Scenic Carpenter Fund DEVELOPMENT Ivan Siemens Ken Davis
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Wardrobe Maintenance
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Laurie Amundson, Johanna Andreoff, Tracy Arnell, Gale Arneson, Nelda Arnst, Judith Babcock, Trinity Barrow, Connie Banigan, Jerry Bayrak, Marion Bayrak, Donna Bell, Shelley Benson, Erika Beyer, Ursula Blumentrath, Jeanine Bonot, Florence Borch, Ken Borch, Shirley Boven, Loveth Bradley, Jon Brenda, Shirl Brown, Allan Budlong, Eileen Budlong, Collin Campbell, Patrick Caron, Dee Cartledge, Patricia Caley, Paulette Cameron, Gina Chea, Janet Cutinha, Joyce Dahl, Carol Dreger, Shirley Dunn, Clifford Edwards, Hayley Ehnes, Janet Fayjean, Margaret Ferro, Lil Filewych, Jeanette Flesher, Matthew Fok, Brenda Fraser, Wendy Fraser, Gilberte Gagne, Irene Gagne, Doreen Gagnon, Louise Gagnon, Jeanne Garland, Jackie Genest, Glenda Goodwin, Mervan Gorrie, Myrna Gosnell, Nancie Graves, Christine Hall, Ashton Harker, Jeffrey Haswell, Tomoko Hayashi, Rosemarie Heaney, Brad Heller, Marilyn Hemsing, Linelle Henderson, Daniel High, Amelia Hihn, Maria Hollinshead, Ron Homenchuk, Laura Hughes, Judy Hume, Bruce Johnson, Madalyn Johnson, Deborah Keller, Carol Klass, Eva Kopecka, Darlene Kowalchuk, Beth Kuban, Arndt Kuethe, Janice Kuethe, Kim Lang, Nicole LeBlanc-Lamarre, Lowella Lee, Louise Leibel, Gabrielle Lent, Maureen Letchford, Coral Levang, Ron Levang, Karen Lewis-Caron, Arnel Limpiada, Fran Linklater, Jennifer Liu, Elizabeth Luchko, Marlene Lukevich, Bozena Macek, Ross MacHetchuk, Dawn Madill, Nicholas Mather, Nicole McCormick, Shana McInnes, Chelsea McKay, Donna McKay, Tom McLean, Karen Miller, Janice Minamide, Monica Molina-Ayala, Joan Murchie, Sulochana Muthia, Florence Nieberding, Dennis Nolan, Gaetan Nolet, Gina Nolet, Barbara Olynyk, Linda Orlecki, Nicole Orlecki, Wendy Poirier, Joan Poletz, Anna Popowich, Gail Poston, Joyce Powell, Dennis Powers, Petra Prendergast, Kevin Przyswitt, Renee Przyswitt, Doreen Pysar, Kara Rathie, Tracy Renz Augustin, Monica Robillard, Louise Rogucki, Monica Rogucki, Audrey Ross, Ian Ross, Liam Ross, Irene Roy, Helen Rusich, Joyce Schwan, Angela Seery, Gail Simons, Valerie Smart, Cheryl Solatycky, Phyllis Solsberg, Evelyn Stark, Eileen Stephens, Antonia Stuica, Annabelle Tandingan, Shahna Tariq, Shu-Wen Tham, Liz Tweddle, Rose Unguran, Mona Vandersluys, Jane Voloboeva, Brenda Voyce, Maureen Wagner, Lindsey Whitson, LeAnn Wilk, Kay Willekes, Bonnie Woloschuk, Denise Woollard, Laura Wylde, Paul Yates, Lil Yewchuk
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n behalf of all of us at the Citadel Theatre, we would like to Thank You – our patrons, premier supporters, donors, funders, corporate and media sponsors, for your incredible contribution to this season and for your loyalty and commitment. Live theatre plays such an important role in our community and would not be possible without your generosity! Whether you are a long-time supporter or have walked through our doors for the very first time, we hope that you found this season’s mix of plays to be entertaining, thought-provoking and truly memorable! You are invited to take part in what will prove to be a very exciting 2013/2014 season. We are very proud to bring you more of what you love about the Citadel – more comedies, more intrigue, more musicals, more classics and more innovation. In its first year, The Club at The Citadel has proven to be a truly remarkable venue. Home to all of our Beyond the Stage programming, patrons were able to experience after hour cabarets, live music, comedy shows, new play readings and so much more. We are also thrilled to report on the continued evolution of the Robbins Academy, where we train professional artists to a higher level, mentor and prepare teens and young adults for a career in the arts, and introduce children of all ages to the magic of theatre. We thank Bill and Mary Jo Robbins for their on-going commitment to this
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, and BOARD PRESIDENT important work and for incenting others to join in supporting us. We would also like to acknowledge the Eldon and Anne Foote Fund and the John and Barbara Poole Family Fund for their visionary support of the creative development of artists and youth at the Citadel over the years. Thank you to all three levels of government for their continued support of the arts in our community. We have contributed to the vibrancy of the downtown Arts District and the social fabric of our city by providing a complex that is more than five performance spaces – but rather a gem in the center of the city that not only houses our productions, but also provides space and service to our partners like the Edmonton Comedy Festival, The University of Alberta Festival of ideas, Rapid Fire Theatre and many more. We faced our fair share of challenges this past year, as a result of local and world economic swings and changes in audience demographics, and we also grieved the loss of beloved members of our community. Again, we can not Thank You enough for your unfailing support. Because of you, the Citadel remains a vital presence in our city, province and throughout Canada, and we look forward to the future—our 50th Anniversary— in 2015! Finally, we give a standing ovation to our artists, production teams, management, staff, volunteers and Board for their hard work and love of the arts. With our deepest gratitude,
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SPECIAL THANKS Season Sponsor
David Stevens, President & CEO The Citadel Theatre has brought another season of life, laughter and intrigue to Edmonton. For 47 years, it has earned a reputation as a leader in the performing arts, consistently staging productions of the highest calibre. The Citadel is also a teaching institution, one that has provided a platform for promising and curious young actors and, in the process, instilled a love of theatre for generations to come. EPCOR is proud to play a role in the Citadel’s dynamic legacy.
Landmark Seats
Bijan Mannani, Chief Operating Officer Landmark Group is once again proud to support the Citadel Theatre and their ongoing commitment to a flourishing arts community. Creative and artistic expression continues to enrich our lives through laughter, entertainment and a nostalgic blast-to-the-past. We appreciate all your hard work and offer our sincere congratulations on yet another successful and inspiring season.
THE ROBBINS FOUNDATION Bill and Mary Jo Robbins
Robbins Academy
Our sponsorship of the Citadel Theatre over the years has been both a pleasure and a privilege. We continue to be especially proud of the Robbins Academy at the Citadel and to support the development of artistic talent that reflects our national and regional diversity. Our vision is to support and promote the education and participation of young actors in the theatre and sustain the future of arts and culture in Edmonton.
Students Club
BRUCE BENTLEY, President & CEO The Citadel Theatre makes a significant contribution to the quality of life in Edmonton and to keeping the arts alive in our community. Maclab Enterprises is proud to introduce new generations to the world of theatre through Maclab Enterprises’ Students Club.
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SPECIAL THANKS Education Program At Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life, we have a special interest in the arts and are committed to enhancing its role across all sectors of our society. We believe that by developing creativity and increasing accessibility to the arts for all audiences we’re building the foundation for a healthy and prosperous future. Through the Key to Giving™, the national corporate citizenship program of Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life, our sponsorship of Citadel Theatre’s Education program will help engage young audiences and foster their learning beyond the classroom. Our vision is to promote the education and participation of youth and ultimately sustain the future of arts and culture for generations to come. We applaud Citadel Theatre for continuing to engage minds, entertain audiences and encourage new ideas.
Play Development
Nada Ristich, Director, Corporate Donations At BMO Financial Group, we believe a strong and vital cultural life is part of a healthy community. As anyone who has seen a great play, art has the power to transform how we perceive life, each other and ourselves. We are committed to promoting and celebrating the great diversity and wealth of talent that exists across Canada. Our support of Play Development at the Citadel, liberates playwrights to concentrate on their art form and encourages them to give Canada an artistic voice.
Spamalot
Brian Vaasjo, President & CEO The Citadel Theatre has long been one of Edmonton’s greatest assets, and Capital Power is pleased to support the high-caliber theatre experience for which the Citadel is known and loved. We believe that powerful partnerships between the corporate sector and the arts help build a stronger community, and we’re thrilled to be part of Edmonton’s growing momentum as a vibrant, creative and culturally stimulating city. Congratulations to the Citadel Theatre on another successful year!
A Christmas Carol
Neil Macgillivray, President, Camgill Enterprises Ltd. We are pleased to support another great season at the Citadel as it provides innovative theatre and leadership to the Edmonton arts scene. Camgill Enterprises Ltd. salutes all those who contribute to the Citadel’s continuing success. The encouragement our community gives to the arts is what makes Edmonton a dynamic place to live. 74 MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT
The Penelopiad Husky Energy is pleased to be the Presenting Sponsor of Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad. Our unique partnership also supports professional artists with five weeks of world-class training through the Citadel/Banff Centre’s Professional Theatre Program. Husky is proud to support the Citadel Theatre and the wonderful artistry they bring to our community.
Private Lives
GREG CHRISTENSON, President Christenson Developments is very pleased to sponsor Private Lives. We believe that the Citadel Theatre is essential in keeping the arts alive in our community and are very proud to support them. We wish them continued success in presenting artistic excellence to our community.
The Kite Runner
Gary Bosgoed, Senior Vice President, Edmonton Operations WorleyParsons and CoSyn Technology (a Business Unit of WorleyParsons Edmonton Operations) are proud supporters of the Citadel Theatre. It is our honour and privilege to sponsor the Citadel’s Education and Outreach Program as well as the production of The Kite Runner. We value the contribution the Citadel provides to our community and to Edmonton’s arts scene. Congratulations on another breathtaking and fantastic year. We hope everyone enjoys the show.
A Christmas Carol
RALPH YOUNG, CEO Melcor Developments Ltd. is a proud supporter of the Citadel Theatre. Congratulations to everyone involved in providing outstanding entertainment and inspiring performances. We value and appreciate the significant contribution the Citadel Theatre makes to our community.
Ride the Cyclone
TOM REDL, President We have been inspired by your productions and impressed with your artistic excellence. Yours are the hands that weave the fabric of our community. Sponsoring the Citadel Theatre has been both a pleasure and a privilege. MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT 75
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Playwright’s Forum
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Once again the Citadel proves itself to be an enriching, thought-provoking, relevant, and important contributor to the Edmonton Arts community. Through its continued focus on theatre excellence and the development of our artistic talent, the Citadel is a key component of Edmonton’s cultural life. DIALOG is honored to be a supporter of the Citadel’s Playwright’s Forum and its vision of nurturing upcoming and established talent and new plays. As a firm it is our pleasure and privilege to play a role in keeping theatre alive for generations to come.
The Penelopiad
Rick Guenette, President Gravisys is proud to support another outstanding season at the Citadel. Theatre is one of the greatest art forms and we are lucky to be part of such a distinguished organization. We wish them continued success for many years to come.
CIBC Theatre for All
Karla Schell, Executive Director Kids Up Front Foundation (Edmonton) Kids Up Front is proud to play a supporting role in CIBC Theatre for All which gives kids and families a ticket in to experience the wonderment of the Citadel Theatre. We applaud CIBC and the Citadel Theatre for their dedicated commitment to inspiring passions, dreams and possibilities for kids, one theatre ticket at a time.
Servus Pay What You Can
Servus Credit Union was proud to partner with the Citadel Theatre to present Servus Pay What You Can Sundays, a way to make the arts and Edmonton’s thriving theatrical community something all could enjoy. Encouraging a strong and diverse culture is one way we’ll achieve our vision of building a better world – one member at a time.
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Opening Nights
BRUCE KIRKLAND, General Manager Lexus of Edmonton is honored and proud to continue its relationship with the Citadel Theatre. The Citadel is a key component to the Edmonton Arts Community which contributes so much quality of life in Edmonton. Our City is blessed to have the Citadel Theatre and all the wonderful productions they produce for Edmonton and the surrounding areas to enjoy. Lexus of Edmonton is locally owned and operated and has been giving back to the Edmonton community for many years and the Citadel is very much worthy of our support.
Print Sponsor
Darren Pohl, President McCallum Printing Group is proud to be a sponsor to such a diverse organization covering all aspects of live theatre for our community. Congratulations on a fabulous season, we applaud and thank you and wish you every continued success.
Citadel Playbill
Rob Suggitt, Suggitt Group Ltd. President & Publisher - Playhouse Publications Ltd. It is with great pleasure we salute the Citadel on another fine season! We would like to applaud all of the personnel who make up the Citadel, from the obvious (performers) to everyone behind the scenes as well. It takes a full cast of talented people to create the magic we see on stage, and everyone involved deserves to be commended for all the work they do. Bravo!
MEDIA SPONSORS The Citadel would like to extend our special thanks to the following media sponsors, whose ongoing support made the 2012/2013 season a tremendous success: CBC, 630 CHED, CISN, Citytv, CTV, The Edmonton Journal, Fresh 92.5, Global Edmonton, Nightlife Promotions, Pattison, SHAW TV, Sonic 102.9, Vue Weekly MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT 77
The Citadel Theatre Playbill is published nine times per year by Playhouse Publications Ltd. The contents of The Citadel Theatre Playbill may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher. All rights reserved by Playhouse Publications Ltd.
Inquiries should be made to: Playhouse Publications Ltd. 950 Bell Tower 10104-103 Ave., Edmonton, Alberta T5J OH8 Ph: 780-423-5834 • Fax: 780-413-6185 www.playhousepublications.ca PLAYHOUSE PUBLICATIONS LTD. President & Publisher: Rob Suggitt Vice President: Stephen Kathnelson Art Director & Designer: Christine Kucher Advertising Sales: Barry Powis, Kerry Duperron Administration: Amber Grmek The Citadel Theatre Playbill is a product of Playhouse Publications Ltd., an affiliate of Suggitt Group Ltd. President & CEO: Tom Suggitt President & CFO: Rob Suggitt Playhouse Publications Ltd. also publishes The Arden Theatre playbill, the Edmonton Opera program, the Calgary Opera program, the FTA Arts at the Barns Magazine, the Hockey Edmonton Magazine and the Hockey Calgary Magazine.
For advertising exposure in The Citadel Theatre playbill, contact Kerry Duperron at: 780-701-1951 or e-mail: kerry@playhousepublications.ca
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